Cerithium atratum

Cerithium atratum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	Cerithiidae
Genus:	Cerithium
Species:	C. atratum
Binomial name
	Cerithium atratum; (Born, 1778)
Synonyms
	Cerithium (Thericium) preatratum Olsson & Harbison, 1953; Cerithium (Thericium) vicinia Olsson & Harbison, 1953; Cerithium antillarum Mörch, 1876; Cerithium atratum var. tenuis Mörch, 1876; Cerithium caudatum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855; Cerithium floridanum Mörch, 1876; Cerithium floridanum leonensis Mansfield, 1930; Cerithium floridanum var. cruzana Usticke, 1959; Cerithium graciliforme G.B. Sowerby II, 1865; Cerithium peratratum; Cerithium striatissimum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855; Cerithium subatratum Kobelt, 1898; Cerithium umbonatum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855; Murex atratus Born, 1778

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Cerithium atratum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.^[1]

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium atratum includes the Western Atlantic.^[2]

The maximum recorded shell length is 50 mm.^[3]

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[3] Maximum recorded depth is 91 m.^[3]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Cerithium atratum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.